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Edward Snowden: One American Who Isn’t For Sale

Edward Snowden: One American Who Isn’t For Sale Edward Snowden: One American Who Isn’t For Sale

Snowden’s leaks not only revealed the immense spying capabilities of the NSA PRISM program but also the private contractors at the helm of these databanks.

Jun 11, 2013 / Robert Scheer

The Five Stages of Living in a National Surveillance State

The Five Stages of Living in a National Surveillance State The Five Stages of Living in a National Surveillance State

Acceptance may be the most painful step.

Jun 11, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Media Yawn at Barbara Buono, the Only Dem Willing to Take On Chris Christie

Media Yawn at Barbara Buono, the Only Dem Willing to Take On Chris Christie Media Yawn at Barbara Buono, the Only Dem Willing to Take On Chris Christie

But they heart the Gov, even as his most very special election suppresses the vote. 

Jun 11, 2013 / Leslie Savan

A Modern-Day Stasi State

A Modern-Day Stasi State A Modern-Day Stasi State

Thanks to whistleblower Edward Snowden, we now know that an army of private contractors can monitor anyone’s phone calls and e-mails.

Jun 11, 2013 / Tim Shorrock

Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6 Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

How the Wikileaks source did more for US national security than SEAL Team 6.

Jun 11, 2013 / Chase Madar

Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War?

Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War? Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War?

The NSA illegally monitored United Nations diplomats and weapons inspectors in an effort to get the Iraq War approved. 

Jun 11, 2013 / George Zornick

Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers

Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers

Not a molehill, but not a mountain either.

Jun 11, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Senators: End the Secret Law that Frames Surveillance Programs

Senators: End the Secret Law that Frames Surveillance Programs Senators: End the Secret Law that Frames Surveillance Programs

A bipartisan group of eight senators would require the attorney general to declassify significant Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) opinions.

Jun 11, 2013 / John Nichols

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

Could intelligence-gathering private contractors abuse their power? A scandal from 2011 shows contractors willing to snoop on activists and journalists for cash. 

Jun 11, 2013 / Lee Fang

Pandora’s Myths vs. the Facts

Pandora’s Myths vs. the Facts Pandora’s Myths vs. the Facts

The truth about nuclear energy.

Jun 10, 2013 / Mark Hertsgaard

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